Unified Lumumbist Party

The Unified Lumumbist Party (PALU) is a socialist political party in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, founded on 22 August 1964 by supporters of Patrice Lumumba. The party, led by Antoine Gizenga, backed Joseph Kabila in the runoff of the 2006 general election, during which Gizenga had placed third. Gizenga became Prime Minister under Kabila, and the PALU party won 34/500 parliament seats. In 2017, the party held 34/500 National Assembly seats and 3/108 Senate seats.